Taiwanese Lu Rou Fan
Minced pork belly braised with an aromatic, glossy, and luscious sauce over crispy shallots and fluffy steamed rice. This dish is a very common comfort dish that is found throughout food markets and restaurants in Taiwan. Many of us are still unable to travel to Asia so this recipe brings the flavors of Taiwan conveniently to your home.
Ingredients
- 2.3 lbs raw skinless pork belly or Trader Joe’s Fully Cooked Pork Belly
- 2 tbsp neutral oil
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tsp ginger grated
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 3 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 30 g rock sugar
- 2 tbsp michiu or mirin
- 1/2 tsp five spice powder
- 1/4 tsp finely ground white pepper
- 300 ml filtered water
- 1 cup crispy shallots
- 6 cups steamed rice
Instructions
- Prep | Prepare the ingredients: remove the skin from the garlic cloves, mince them finely, and scrape the skin off of the ginger before grating it. Cut the pork belly into 1/2 inch thick slices and then into 1/2 inch thick chunks.
- Pork | In a skillet over medium-high heat, add the oil. Once the oil is shimmering, add the minced garlic and grated ginger and sauté for 30 seconds.Add the chopped pork, oyster sauce, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rock sugar, michiu, five spice powder, white pepper, and filtered water to the skillet. Stir in half of the crispy shallots. Reduce the heat to low and cook with the lid off until the sauce thickens, turns dark and glossy, and the pork is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- Assemble | Assemble the dish by scooping rice into bowls and topping with crispy shallots, braised pork belly, and a generous ladle of sauce. Serve hot!If you've tried this recipe, please let me know what you think in the comments below! Your feedback is greatly appreciated and it helps me improve my recipes for future cooking adventures. And if you enjoyed it, don't forget to give it a thumbs up or share it with your friends! You can help my channel by tagging @vocabularyoffood in your cooks. <3
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